Alexander Morton (c. 1844–1923) was a Scottish textiles manufacturer.
In 1875, he founded Alexander Morton and Company in Darvel, Ayrshire.[1] In the 1890s, they had nearly 600 employees.[2] By 1900, they had expanded to Carlisle, England and Killybegs, Ireland (Donegal Carpets).[2]
They used the services of many designers, especially C. F. A. Voysey, Heywood Sumner and Lindsay Butterfield, and later Cecil Millar and George Henry Walton.[2]
In 1914, he reorganised his business interests, with a new company Morton Sundour being "the major off-shoot".[2][3] It was run by his second son James Morton.[2]
The Victoria and Albert Museum, London holds 774 examples of their fabrics in their collection.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Alexander Morton and Company". Science Museum. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Kornwolf, James D. (1980). "Review of Three Generations in a Family Textile Firm". Technology and Culture. 21 (4): 658-660. doi:10.2307/3104098. JSTOR 3104098. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Morton Sundour". Companies House. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Alexander Morton". Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Retrieved 12 June 2022.